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• Animation
• Family

• 2022
• Guillermo del Toro
• 116 mins
• PG

Summary

Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents the classic story of a wooden puppet brought to life in this stunning stop-motion musical tale. Animated family drama, with the voice of Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann and Finn Wolfhard

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Patrick Cremona

Mexican auteur Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) brings his distinctive style to this wondrous stop-motion adaptation of Carlo Collodi's timeless fable. Ingeniously transposing the story to Benito Mussolini's fascist Italy in the 1930s, the film sees anguished woodcarver Geppetto (voiced by David Bradley) crafting the titular puppet (Gregory Mann) following a tragic incident. Ewan McGregor turns in a delightful performance as the talking cricket who serves as narrator. The animation is stunning, especially in the sequences where the director leans into the source novel's surrealism, while Alexandre Desplat's atmospheric score is spellbinding. Del Toro has spoken at length about Pinocchio's influence on his life and career, and this intricate film is a clear passion project made with love and care. With sensitivity and heart, it explores grief, war, and the question of what it truly means to be human.

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7.6/10

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Cast

rolenameCricketEwan McGregorGeppettoDavid BradleyPinocchioGregory MannCarloGregory MannPriestBurn GormanPodestaRon PerlmanDottoreJohn TurturroCandlewickFinn WolfhardSpazzaturaCate BlanchettBlack RabbitsTim Blake NelsonCount VolpeChristoph Waltz

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rolenameDirectorGuillermo del ToroDirectorMark GustafsonWriterGuillermo del ToroWriterPatrick McHaleWriterCarlo CollodiWriterMatthew RobbinsProducerAlexander BulkleyProducerCorey CampodonicoProducerGuillermo del ToroProducerLisa HensonComposerAlexandre DesplatDirector of photographyFrank PassinghamEditorHolly KleinEditorKen SchretzmannCastingMary HidalgoProduction designerGuy DavisProduction designerCurt Enderle

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Languages

English | Italian

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Colour

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